Misogyny in British Literature

Misogyny, hostility towards women, is a prominent theme that goes through the period of Renaissance in British literature. Unveiling the thread of misogyny entails a closer look at satire, the literary form through which hatred was expressed. In this case, we should first establish a distinction between the two faces of satire: the first being satire as a severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke, and satire as a weapon of …

…dogmas and does not admonish the dark holes in the society as the conventional satire is supposed to do. Rather, this form of satire hides in itself the misogynistic melody that unifies harmoniously with the orchestra of the predominant public dogmatic perceptions. WORKS CITED 1.Donne, John. John Donne's Poetry (Ed. Clements) Norton 1992 "Loves Alchemy" (pp. 24-25) "The Relic" (p. 40) 2. Pope, Alexander. Poetry and Prose of Alexander Pope (Ed. Riverside) 1969 "The Rape of Lock" (pp. 78-100)